Black Sunday
Directed by Mario Bava
A vengeful witch returns to possess her descendant in Mario Bava's most famous film, which remains beloved by critics, horror historians, and directors like Tim Burton and Francis Ford Coppola (SLEEPY HOLLOW and BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA both feature homages). Bava's major innovation was favoring thrilling visuals and European eroticism (still radical for 1960) over story. Even today, the film is regularly cited as one of the greatest horror movies of all time and scream queen Barbara Steele is still known as one of the most beautiful bad girls in horror history.
A vengeful witch returns to possess her descendant in Mario Bava's most famous film.
Cast: Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Ivo Garrani
Member Reviews
Excellent creepy atmosphere! So spooky! I love everything about this, a must watch!
Fun to watch! Classic horror and favorite genre of movie.
Please no one ever colorize this movie. The black and white feel to this movie is amazing. Classic with class. Bava's best works here. Seen multiple times and always catch something new.
She's gorgeous what. That bat 😂 The effects of the eyes are so cool. I overall enjoyed the gothic vibes of this one. The practical effects were so cool! I also appreciated the photography. It was done so well. I do wish I could have found a version with the original audio. Sadly the dubbing kind of took me away from the story somewhat and I feel like if it was just the original audio with subtitles I would have enjoyed it more.
Barbara Steele. Mood and atmosphere for days. It's a stone-cold classic for a reason.....